All News articles – Page 304
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How to protect your scheme from liberation scams
Trustees are being warned to prepare robust exit contracts to prevent members claiming future benefits if a pension transfer is deemed a scam.
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Mid-sized charities heading towards 'poor' value AE
News analysis: More than half of small and medium-sized charities yet to auto-enrol have schemes with annual management charges greater than 0.5 per cent and face enrolling into “poor value” schemes, according to a report.
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How the DC code will affect your scheme
The Pensions Regulator will make its defined contribution code of practice easier for scheme managers to understand after feedback that the line between pensions law and best practice was not clear enough.
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NewsIneos reviews pension structure after Grangemouth dispute
Ineos has put its pension funds under consultation until mid-December to dampen the impact on its balance sheet, as part of an agreement to keep the Grangemouth plant running.
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Managing your money purchase legislative risk
News analysis: Managers of pension schemes that have hybrid elements such as additional voluntary contributions have been urged to investigate the impact of a legislative change that could increase their costs.
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NewsNotts fund: stable investment ensures performance
Nottinghamshire Pension Fund has advocated a steady state investment strategy to improve efficiencies and reduce costs in the local government sector.
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Housing group shoots for double contributions in scheme revamp
Shepherds Bush Housing Group are to make its defined contribution scheme the "centrepiece" of its staff benefits provision by mirroring the contributions standards set out by the Pension Quality Mark.
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How defined ambition could affect your scheme
Government has outlined proposed legislative modifications to the pensions system including changes to decumulation rules and daily pricing requirements, which could impact current defined contribution and defined benefit schemes.
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Gwynedd presents merger plans to boost returns
News analysis: Gwynedd County Council Pension Fund has taken steps towards establishing a common investment vehicle with other Welsh schemes, as public schemes investigate consolidation to provide savings and higher investment returns.
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Industry split over capacity crunch severity for mid-sized employers
Fewer medium-sized employers will be turned away by their existing pension provider for auto-enrolment arrangements than their larger counterparts, according to one such provider, as experts disagree on how smaller companies will fare.
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Visualise your scheme’s demographic shift
Data analysis: Active members have continued to shrink, while deferred member liabilities have continued to rise, presenting a range of investment and governance challenges for UK defined benefit schemes.
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NewsDiageo reduces equity hedge funds in strategy shift
Diageo Pension Scheme has reduced its exposure to equity-based hedge funds and increased allocation to other hedge fund strategies alongside its overall derisking framework.
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NewsInfrastructure spurs growth in real asset mandates
Data analysis: Real assets proved popular in the third quarter as European pension schemes looked for inflation protection and long-term stable returns, including a large shift towards infrastructure.
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Evaluating the government's technical AE changes
The technical changes to the regulations for implementing auto-enrolment released by the Department for Work and Pensions have received a mixed response from the industry.
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Schemes respond to AE charge cap proposal
News analysis: Managers of large defined contribution schemes have responded to the government's proposed 0.75 per cent charging cap on auto-enrolment arrangements, largely feeling they already fit within the requirement currently under consultation.
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NewsUnilever creates DC committee to focus governance
The Unilever UK Pension Fund has set up a defined contribution committee to boost three key areas of management of its members’ savings.
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Transfer industry outlines pot-follows-member approach
Transfer companies have set out how pot-follows-member pensions consolidation could work after the government said it was looking at industry initiatives to find a cost and time-efficient implementation.
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Plumbing scheme ramps up property exposure
The Plumbing and Mechanical Services Industry Pension Scheme is to expand its property investment for the second year running, as investors return to traditional commercial property in their hunt for value.
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First Bus uses DC 'nursery' to handle AE
First UK Bus Pension Scheme has set out its redesigned benefits structure, having sought to meet the challenges of auto-enrolment and the end of contracting out by segmenting its workforce.
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Scams burden remains in spite of HMRC registration
News analysis: A High Court ruling last week established the Pensions Regulator’s authority to take action against schemes it believes to be fraudulent.